New Delhi, Chief Justice of India T.S.Thakur on Friday said for arbitration to succeed in India, all those involved in the process, be it the arbitrator or the lawyers, would have to act professionally. Pointing out that the arbitration overseas was highly professional, he said that it was this lack of this professional approach that […]
New Delhi, The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday said that no new diesel vehicles would be registered in the national capital. This would be an interim step till the next date of hearing on January 6, the tribunal said. According to experts, there are about five lakh diesel cars in Delhi. The tribunal also […]
Siwan (Bihar), A Bihar court on Friday sentenced former MP Mohammad Shahabuddin and three others to life imprisonment for dousing two brothers in acid and then murdering them 11 years ago. On Wednesday, Shahabuddin and the other three were convicted. He had been in jail for years in connection with several criminal cases. The politician […]
New Delhi, Surpassing expectations, India’s factory output rose sharply by 9.8 percent in October, due mainly to a robust 10.6-percent growth in the manufacturing industry, official data showed on Friday. The growth decelerated to 3.84 percent in the month before and was placed at (-)2.7 percent in October of last fiscal year. While the electricity […]
New Delhi, The government on Friday said 207 districts in nine states have been hit by drought, and contingency steps had been taken to ensure there was no marked reduction in sowing area. Replying to a marathon debate in the Lok Sabha in which 33 members spoke and 41 gave their views in writing, Agriculture […]
New Delhi, The India-Japan strategic relationship can contribute to peace and prosperity in Asia and the world, said Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who arrived here on Friday on a three-day official visit expected to see progress towards India’s first bullet train and a civil nuclear deal. “Indo-Japanese relations will contribute to peace and prosperity […]
New Delhi, Leading multi-utility services provider Urban Clap on Thursday announced that Tata Sons chairman emeritus Ratan Tata had invested an unspecified amount in it in his personal capacity. “Tata’s personal investment in our unique start-up is a testament to the market opportunity and calibre of our team, which is building a valuable marketplace,” the […]
New Delhi, The Delhi government on Thursday decided to run 6,000 more buses to shore up the public transport to dispel the fear of it collapsing in the face of 15-day traffic rationing which kicks in from January 1. However, the Supreme Court observed that a multi-pronged policy rather than ad hoc steps was needed […]
Mumbai, A court here accepted on Thursday the request of Pakistani-American Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist David Coleman Headley, currently imprisoned in the US, to turn approver and depose in the 26/11 case in return for a pardon. Headley, who appeared before a court through a video-conferencing from an unidentified location in the US, during the hearing expressed […]
Kolkata, Nearly nine months after her death, the Anglo-Indian woman gang-raped on Kolkata’s Park Street in 2012 finally got justice on Thursday with a court pronouncing guilty all three accused who were on trial in the sensational case. The woman — then 40 years old, a divorcee and mother of two — was beaten up […]